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Turkey goes to the polls in critical vote amid security fears
Just five months after they last voted, Turks are going to the ballot box once again against a backdrop of growing security fears and deepening political...
Poland’s Eurosceptic conservatives win outright majority, ending 8 years of centrist rule
Poland took a decisive turn to the right in its parliamentary election Sunday, tossing out the centrist party that had governed for eight years for a socially...
Assad ready to stage elections ‘if the Syrian people demand it’
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has told Russian lawmakers he would be willing to partake in presidential elections.
Argentines go to polls with frontrunner seeking first-round election victory
Argentines vote for a new president on Sunday with outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez’s candidate the favourite to win despite deep divisions over...
FIFA confirms February vote to appoint Sepp Blatter’s successor
Football’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday its presidential election would go ahead as planned on Feb.
Voters go to polls in hardest fought and tightest Canadian election in years
Canadians are going to the polls today after one of the tightest and longest federal election campaigns in the country’s history.
Conservative Canadian leader fighting to stay in power
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s nearly 10 years in power could end next week, along with his dream of shattering Canada’s image...
‘Red Vienna’ holds onto election, as Austria’s far-right receives record vote in midst of migrant crisis
Europe’s migrant crisis helped Austria’s far-right post its best-ever election result in Vienna on Sunday, not far behind the Social Democrats...
Portugal government re-elected despite painful austerity
Portugal’s center-right coalition government earned another four-year term Sunday, winning a general election behind an improving economy that weathered...
Can Tsipras earn a second chance? Weary Greeks poised for 4th election
On the eve of another crucial Greece election, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has a narrow lead in the opinion polls.
Singapore’s ruling party sweeps elections as voters shun risk
Singapore’s ruling party romped to a strong election victory on Friday and increased its share of the vote and seat tally as it brushed off an opposition...
TV comedian is frontrunner for Guatemala presidency as voters weary of corruption
A TV comedian leads the race to become the next president of corruption-plagued Guatemala. With about 51 percent of polling stations reporting, Jimmy...
TV comedian leads race for Guatemala presidency as voters weary of corruption
A TV comedian is leading the race to become the next president of corruption-plagued Guatemala. With about 51% of polling stations reporting, Jimmy...
Guatemalan voters see little hope for an end to corruption
The people of Guatemala are heading to the polls today to pick a new leader as they reel from a corruption scandal which sees their former president festering...
Voters choose their next president but see little hope for an end to corruption
The people of Guatemala are heading to the polls today to pick a new leader as they reel from a corruption scandal which sees their former president festering...
Fifa D-day: February 26 is chosen as date to appoint Sepp Blatter successor
FIFA has set the date for the election of Sepp Blatter’s successor as president.
Danish PM concedes defeat after far-right secures opposition win
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat in Thursday’s general election after an anti-immigration party scored a record vote...
Opposition heads for Denmark election victory in boost to far right
An opposition centre-right alliance led by former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen was poised to take power in Denmark after an election on Thursday...
Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing-backed political reform package
Hong Kong lawmakers have rejected a Beijing-backed political reform package that has sparked mass protests.
Seventh candidate murdered in lead-up to elections in Mexico
Violence in the run-up to Mexico’s mid-term elections on 7 June has killed at least seven candidates and forced another 20 out of the race, battering...
New parties shake Spain’s political system in local vote
Voters punished Spain’s mainstream political parties in local elections Sunday as many people switched their allegiance to new parties that campaigned...
Cameron wins overall majority as three UK party leaders quit in 45 minutes
David Cameron has been re-elected Prime Minister of the UK after a surprisingly one-sided election result.
Cameron closes in on majority as three UK party leaders quit in 45 minutes
David Cameron has been re-elected Prime Minister of the UK after a surprisingly one-sided election result.
Cameron closes in on majority as three UK party leaders quit in 45 minutes
David Cameron has been re-elected Prime Minister of the UK after a surprisingly one-sided election result.
Cameron, Conservatives win big in surprising U.K. elections
Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives are set to govern Britain for another five years after an unexpectedly strong showing, but they may...
Exit poll: Conservatives surprisingly strong in UK election
The Conservative Party fared much better than expected in Britain’s parliamentary election, with an exit poll and early returns suggesting that Prime...
Party leaders in last-ditch scramble for votes in knife-edge election
Britain’s party leaders are launching a last-ditch appeal for votes as the final day of campaigning gets under way ahead of the General Election. The...
The Battle for Britain: Seven party leaders fight for top spot
Seven party leaders are headed into Britain’s most unpredictable election in decades on Thursday, which has brought several smaller parties to the...
Election 2015: Leaders embark on last ditch whistle-stop tours
Britain’s political leaders will each today embark on whistle-stop tours covering thousands of miles across the UK as they enter the final leg of...
EU: Britain can’t impost its agenda on other members
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that if he wins Thursday’s election, he would hold a referendum on European Union membership in 2017...

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